Water/Sand Table and First Pedicure

This morning was quite a busy time for us.  I decided to let Amelia play with her birthday present from RuRu.  We got it a little early, but RuRu said it was fine to let her play with it now.  The temperature was going up to 90 today, so I thought it would be best for Amelia to play with her new water/sand table this morning while it was cooler.  She LOVES this present and has so much fun playing in the sand and water!  She does not understand why I won't let her play with both at the same time, but for now, she is allowing us to leave one side covered while she plays on the other side.

The sand side:

Can you tell she is her father's child?  She likes to use the push broom to sweep up sand that has fallen on the ground.

The water side:

Sometimes sand and water get added to the flower pots...

She likes to water the flowers with water when her watering cans are empty.

After playing outside for a bit, Mommy realized that today was a good day to go get a pedicure.  David and I discussed letting Amelia have her toenails painted the next time I went, so I decided we should try it.  She loves seeing the fish in the aquarium and watching my feet go in the "bath".  She is mesmerized by my toenails being painted.  Tim, the shop owner, and I decided the best way to have Amelia sit still was to put her in her stroller.  He put the first coat on her toenails, and Ms. Kim put the second coat on after putting on her shoes.  They were so sweet and commented on how well Amelia did the entire time.  They also pointed out that Amelia has Mongolian Spots on her ankles.  I thought that they might be but did not realize that Mongolian Spots occurred in other areas of the body.  She has them on her lower back and bottom like a lot of Asian children, but it seems that she also has them on her ankles.  It's nice to know so people won't think that they are bruises or dirt (like I did at first).

Mr. Tim showing her the color we picked out for her (a soft pink from the new Disney collection)

Checking out her new nail color.

The first brush stroke of polish

She wasn't so sure I was allowing this, so she kept looking at me as if to ask if it was okay.

Ms. Kim put her shoes on and put her second coat on her toes with some quick drying spray.

First coat

Amelia kept trying to grab her toes to look at them, so we gave her a squeezy to occupy her hands.

All finished!

Amelia did great!  Now that we are home, she keeps pointing at her toes and saying "boo boo".  I have to reassure her that her toenails are not hurt, but they have been painted with a pretty pink color.  I can't wait for Daddy to see them!